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. 2022 Jun 8;13(6):536. doi: 10.1038/s41419-022-04959-7

Fig. 7. Schematic diagram illustrating the β8 integrin-TGFβ1 axis in VM regulation.

Fig. 7

GSCs-derived β8 integrin, which was regulated by p38 activation, released secreted TGFβ1 into GBM microenvironment. GBM cells exhibit activated p-Smad and RhoA and eventually induce VM and EMT phenotype. While human brain microvascular endothelial cells presented upregulated p21 and decreased c-myc expression that ultimately culminate in the suppression of GBM angiogenesis.